Manager, Inventory

Full Time Job
Primary responsibilities will be inventory management & stewardship maintenance for the Kids & Family Networks which includes but is not limited to:

- Tracking all aspects of inventory

- Coordinating usage of ad time by internal departments (ancillary business, marketing, programming)

- Building Flowcharts for all media plans

- Monitoring CPM guidelines for Upfront and Scatter deals in WideOrbit system

- Interacting with Sales Operations (traffic), IT, Research, Sales Planning, Marketing and Programming/Scheduling departments

- Working closely with research and programming to maintain selling schedule

- Maintain a comprehensive view of inventory, improving inventory usage and revenue yield.

- Maintain all deal points.

- Work with Direct Response department regarding pricing and inventory use.

- Monitor audience delivery and manage liability/stewardship.

- Assist management in a variety of ad hoc reports to analyze historical inventory/revenue data.

- Maintain all Data Integrity Reporting.

- Lead all aspects of inputting of research predictions into Stewardship systems for all nets.

- Run weekly stewardship report for sales staff and forecasting group.

- In conjunction w/Inventory Directors, prepare monthly liability write-off forms to be submitted to BI.

Basic Qualifications:

- Minimum of 4 years network planning experience and/or media buying and/or sales experience.

Additional Qqualifications:

- Proven ability to think strategically. Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced pressured environment.

- Proven ability to effectively interact and communicate with various departments.

- Demonstrated quantitative and analytical skills.

- Excellent computer skills, including Excel and WideOrbit.

- Strong interpersonal, relationship building, negotiation and supervisory skills.

- Inventory Management Experience preferred.